Senior Lead Product/Program Manager (RapidScale)

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Business Operations

Sr Lead Project / Program Manager

Sr Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

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Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $117,300.00 - $195,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

The Senior Program Manager role manages large-scale, high-risk technical IT and Operations programs or projects. This role will oversee the strategic Cybersecurity initiatives for RapidScale, involving large cross‐ functional teams and/or multiple delivery systems. They will serve as an advocate for the success of their program, ensuring that sequencing and dependencies are monitored and managed, escalating deviations from plans and commitments. This role will plan, organize, monitor, and oversee several or more Cybersecurity programs to meet defined business specifications. This role will work with a complex matrix organization who will all be working collectively to deliver on these initiatives aligning with RapidScale and Cox communications requirements.

The Senior Program Manager will have primary responsibility for defining, planning, tracking, and managing large and complex Enterprise-wide programs/projects. They also ensure appropriate management and business involvement throughout the life of the programs.  Work with project and delivery systems/teams to proactively identify work, communicate and resolve project issues and risks that interfere with project execution or success.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all Cybersecurity Strategic programs for RapidScale including but not limited to Integration initiatives relating to M&A, Remediation of all Cybersecurity Risks to the organization, Strategic initiatives for further enhancing the cybersecurity posture of RapidScale.   
• Lead large-scale programs/projects (focusing on but not limited to facilitating requirements gathering, scheduling, resource planning, and implementation) to successful completion, managing scope, schedule, and cost.
• Establish a blueprint for integration for future acquisitions.
• Improve existing processes within a Program using conceptualizing, reasoning & interpretation 
• Resolve issues of complex and diverse scope
• Develop and deliver PM deliverables, within compliance of approved methodology requirements.
• Ability to communicate a clear vision of the project’s objectives and motivate the project team and/or delivery system to achieve them.
• Organize the work into manageable work packages or phases and determine an effective approach to completing the work.
• Develop accurate estimates for effort, budget, and schedule.
• Analyze risks, establish contingency plans, and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action.
• Provide tracking and reporting on progress to plan, cost and schedule reporting, and change control.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders, both within IT as well as external business stakeholders.
• Manage the financial aspects of the project: budgeting, estimate to actual variance, etc.
• Proactively manage change to baselined scope, schedule, and cost variables, communicating impacts and facilitating decisions.
• Provide performance input to team members’ functional managers.
• Manage vendor relations and procurement related to the project requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (i.e. Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications) and 8 years’ experience in a related field (i.e. program/project management.)
  • The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 6years’ experience; or 12 years’ experience in a related field in lieu of degree.
• At least 6+ years in Technology/Security/Operations projects.
• 3+ years’ experience leading SAFe agile teams, or equivalent program and project management experience on large complex agile projects/programs.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, negotiation, mentoring and personnel management skills.
• Demonstrated experience running multiple large scale, complex technology projects or programs.
•  Excellent facilitation and communication skills (both verbal and written).

Preferred:

• PMP certification is preferred.
• Experience with smartsheets

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.